Thanks BigSmo! I did trim this entire plant in the auto trimmer. Normally I like to take the trophy buds and hand trim them, but I was just too damn lazy this time around lol.
I agree with how much time it saves. This plant took me 3 hours with a few smoke breaks in between. Hand trimming by myself would have been at least 10-12 hours.
I have always wanted to hand pick the top buds and let the bottom ones grow more, but I get so impatient. Plus, I like to keep the smell down to a minimum, as the wife is not fond of the smell. Taking it down it stages will obviously have the smell lasting longer, and I try to be courteous lol .
I like what you're saying about getting a closer cut. The loss isn't too bad because it just goes to dry ice hash, so it will still be used.
Might be worth getting a smaller charcoal fan/filter combo for the space. Probably already have one I’m sure. I have a big one in my room that runs non stop and now on a dimmer to save some electricity when the grow is low. I have the fan on top without any ducting. Just blowing back into the room helps a lot.